Chapter 316

Jeep stopped less than half a turn, not because it found the other two people, but because the wind and sand were too strong, and the sand blocked the exhaust pipe. At first, it was just lack of power, but soon the engine stopped.

In this case, it's almost impossible to light up again once the engine is turned off, and the other jeep car is not much better, but it's just a matter of first and then, so people have to give up the search and wait in the car for the storm to pass.

During this period, there was a small accident. The glass on the right side of a car was broken by flying stones. People had to block the glass layer by layer with clothes to avoid sand pouring into the car.

However, no one expected that the sandstorm lasted for a whole day and night. When the wind speed slowed down and people could get out of the car, they found that half of the wheels were trapped in the sand.

If the sandstorm lasts a little longer, it is uncertain whether the people in the car will survive, let alone those outside the car. In such a bad environment, it is almost impossible for the missing people to survive.

Even so, the captain contacted the people in Area 51 as soon as the wind was calming down and asked them to send out their hands to search for the two NASA astronaut candidates missing in the sandstorm.

But before that, the captain sent Zhang Heng back to the Kennedy Space Center, because before the rocket launch, the astronauts had to be quarantined for a week, away from their families, colleagues and other outsiders, so as not to catch the cold virus or other common diseases.

During this period, only the staff screened by the medical team can have close contact with the isolated astronauts when necessary. Considering the ubiquitous bacteria and floating objects in the air, the astronauts can not leave the isolation room. Even if their spouses or children come to visit, they must first undergo a physical examination. At the same time, NASA also limits the visiting time.

In this way, the health of the astronauts can be ensured to the maximum extent, and the launch window and mission delay can be avoided due to the illness of the astronauts. However, there is no such problem after the spacecraft enters orbit. There are no bacteria and any infectious virus in space, so few astronauts will get sick in space.

Because of the mysterious infectious disease, NASA attaches great importance to this quarantine.

However, due to the unexpected storm, Zhang Heng had one day less isolation time than planned. However, after the medical team conducted a comprehensive physical examination for him and confirmed that he was in good health, NASA officials were completely relieved.

No one expected that things would develop into the present situation. If the return of Armstrong and Collins was a surprise, which stabilized NASA's and even Congress's confidence in landing on the moon, then the emergency recruitment of astronaut candidates occurred frequently, and only one of the seven survived, which was a complete shock to NASA.

Fortunately, NASA finally got enough of the mission team, and Zhang Heng, who survived, had the best training performance among the seven. This result is not unacceptable to NASA.

The selection training unexpectedly turned into elimination training, and the final candidate was no longer in suspense. For the next four days, Zhang Heng spent in the isolation room.

After entering the isolation period, there will be no more tasks and training for astronauts. Of course, the necessary exercises should be carried out every day to keep the body in a good state. In addition, we can also use this time to adjust our sleep to adapt to the work schedule in space.

In terms of diet, NASA no longer has any restrictions. In theory, astronauts can tell nutritionists whatever they want to eat, even some "junk food" with relatively high calories, because the variety and taste of aerospace food are far less than the delicious food on earth, which can be regarded as a disguised compensation for astronauts before they leave.

Of course, there is no "last meal" in it.

After all, it is only eight years since Gagarin represented the first time that human beings entered space, and human beings have to challenge to land on another celestial body. For the Apollo 11 mission team, this is certainly an opportunity to write down their own in history, but it is also accompanied by extremely high risks.

No one knows what will happen when the rocket is launched, just as no one knows whether the spacecraft can smoothly enter the lunar orbit, whether the lunar module can safely land on the moon, let alone successfully return after that, and re dock with the command and service module on the orbit.

Even though the process has already experienced thousands of calculations and simulations in the laboratory, no one knows what will happen when this moment comes.

After all, even insurance companies are reluctant to accept astronaut insurance.

For this reason, Armstrong and others also came up with a special way of insurance. They left hundreds of envelopes with their own autographs and souvenirs related to the mission of landing on the moon to their relatives, friends and wives. Once there is an accident on the moon landing, these signatures, as their last pen, will have considerable collection value, and the money for selling the envelopes will not be enough It can ensure the follow-up life of their respective families.

Armstrong also advised Zhang Heng to do so, but he was declined by the latter. Zhang Heng had no one to miss in the United States in the 1960s, and all his relatives and friends were outside the copy. However, Zhang Heng helped Armstrong and Collins sign several envelopes together, and took a group photo of the ruins. It is estimated that if it is really useful, it can be sold at a high price.Zhang Heng doesn't think that Armstrong and Collins are too pessimistic. After all, it's no surprise that the White House spokesman should begin to prepare a eulogy for them. Once the moon landing fails, the eulogy will be broadcast by US President Nixon to the American people for the first time.

While mourning for them, we also commend their courage and fearlessness to minimize the negative impact of the failure of the moon landing on the people.

However, these have nothing to do with Zhang Heng. He took advantage of the rare quiet time before his departure to check his previous harvest. After killing Jalai, he won a basic reward of 20 points. At the same time, he also got three game props from Jalai, a wooden whistle, a lens and a glass marble. Zhang Heng guessed that the lens should be with Jalai The props related to maintaining vision in sandstorm, because Zhang Heng found them in the latter's goggles.

As for whistles and glass marbles, it's hard to distinguish their respective functions from the appearance. With the forks and teeth he got from Bruno, it's equivalent to saying that Zhang Heng got five game props in this round of copies, and there are high profits hidden behind the high risks.

However, he is more concerned about the small gift given to him by the engineer named Einstein in Area 51, although it is not any game props.

But when he opened the box, Zhang Heng couldn't move his eyes.

Because what's in the box is an airpods wireless Bluetooth headset.

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